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Chapter 209 The Primordial Spirit Manifests Its Power
The inner demon knew that if he didn't fight desperately, he might have no chance of resisting.
In its early years, it entered the heart of a Taoist priest and attempted to ruin his cultivation, resulting in it being trapped in this realm for over 100,000 years.
He thought that having left the celestial realm and arrived in the mortal realm where desires were even stronger, and with a different person in charge, his chance to escape had come.
Unexpectedly, the man was quite strange, and the creature was not the same as before; instead, it was subdued by him.
This world is merely an illusion that has evolved; the desires of all beings are illusory. Without the rampant flow of the six desires, it naturally cannot replenish its magical power.
It is now extremely weak; otherwise, even if it couldn't defeat this primordial spirit, it would have a way to escape.
Fortunately, a few living beings have now entered this illusion.
The desires of these people are real, and it is the kind of demons of the desire realm who can see their true nature most clearly.
In order to survive, the inner demon mustered all its strength and first targeted the monk who was closest to it and the slightly closer monkey.
As for Feng Qingzi, it didn't dare to mess with her.
While the method of attacking inner demons is a desperate measure, it is also overly reckless.
The monk possessed keen insight; he noticed the tentacle as soon as it extended.
He easily dodged it, which immediately alarmed his inner demon.
While continuously maneuvering its tentacles to attack the monk from all sides, it also accelerated the extension of its tentacles to wrap around the ape-heart.
But the Monkey King possessed the Eye of Truth, and these tentacles were no different from an open grab.
He glanced at it disdainfully, and then a golden flame instantly ignited from his tentacle.
The inner demon was terrified and immediately cut off its arm to save itself, fearing that the flames would affect its main body.
The monk couldn't subdue the monkey in time; its abilities were too terrifying.
With a determined heart, the inner demon reached out directly towards the pig demon formed from lust.
This pig demon was originally formed by the fusion of the lust that Feng Qingzi had cut off and the lust of Daoist Yu Chen himself.
He arranged for them to specifically trap that Jade Dust Taoist.
The inner demon had no idea what deep-seated hatred the two had for each other, that it would want to humiliate that person in this way.
The inner demon had no time to think about it; he was only concerned with increasing his strength to save his life.
It extended another tentacle, instantly traversing thousands of miles, and suddenly burrowed into the pig demon's body.
The pig demon was engaging in fierce combat with Daoist Yuchen, causing Daoist Yuchen to beg for mercy repeatedly.
Suddenly being pierced by a tentacle, his hair stood on end.
Before the pig demon could even beg for mercy, it was instantly sucked into an empty shell by the tentacles.
The inner demon suddenly absorbed the lust of the two, causing a surge of magical power within their bodies.
It immediately activated its innate supernatural powers, and in an instant, the six desires surged forth, attempting to defile Chen Sanzang's primordial spirit.
Now that Chen Sanzang's primordial spirit has manifested and the yang energy has been generated, how could this little inner demon possibly contend with it?
When the six desires came to mind, Chen Sanzang's innate light flowed, instantly extinguishing the desires of the three karmas.
The inner demon was terrified to see its elaborate scheme so easily thwarted.
He immediately turned and ran away.
Seeing the inner demon still trying to escape, Chen Sanzang moved his primordial spirit and a black iron rod instantly appeared in his hand.
Chen Sanzang held the Ruyi Jingu Bang (a magical staff) and gently tapped the inner demon.
The golden cudgel instantly extended forty meters according to Chen Sanzang's will, striking the inner demon precisely on the top of its head.
There was a clear "thump" sound.
The inner demon froze instantly, its eyes rolled back, and it collapsed to the ground.
The moment it fell, its body shattered into pieces like a glass cup that had fallen to the ground.
Chen Sanzang scratched his head, "How can you be so weak? I only used half my strength."
Chen Sanzang's original intention was to knock it unconscious and capture it alive, and ask it how it came from the Desire Realm.
It's not about killing it outright; otherwise, wouldn't it be cleaner to just unleash a burst of real fire?
But since things have come to this, let's clean it up first.
A burst of real fire ignited, instantly making the entire space scorching hot.
As if sensing its impending death, the inner demon began to piece its shattered body back together on its own. Enduring excruciating pain, it looked at Chen Sanzang with a face full of fear.
"No, please don't kill me! I surrender! I give up! From now on, I'll be the immortal's dog! Please, immortal, spare my life!"
As the inner demon spoke, it spat out the consciousness of Chen Sanzang that it had swallowed.
He immediately kowtowed and begged for mercy repeatedly.
Chen Sanzang's consciousness, suddenly released, was completely bewildered, utterly unaware of what had happened.
Then he saw the primordial spirit sitting upright on the cloud.
Gazing upon the magnificent and vast true form of the primordial spirit, the conscious mind was momentarily stunned.
But he was immediately awakened by what the primordial spirit had said.
Chen Sanzang's primordial spirit looked indifferently at the inner demon: "Be my dog? What use are you to me?"
Your supernatural powers are too insidious; they are all magic that disturbs people's minds and harms their spiritual foundation.
Although I have not yet attained Buddhahood, I should still possess compassion. How could I possibly keep such a thing as you as a pet?
"I'm still useful! I'm still useful!"
In order to survive, the inner demon immediately demonstrated another function, directly severing several desires from Chen Sanzang's consciousness. However, these desires were as light as smoke and not heavy.
"You do have some abilities. Tell me, what exactly are you? What is this so-called Desire Realm that person spoke of? Why are you following his orders to harm me?"
This inner demon naturally wanted to speak, but just as it was about to open its mouth, tiny spiritual runes appeared all over its body.
This inner demon was instantly overwhelmed with pain, and it roared in agony, "I can't say it! I can't say it!"
Chen Sanzang knew that someone had placed a restriction on it, and he wouldn't be able to get any information out of it.
Immediately, a thought arose in his mind, and a true fire ignited.
Just as Chen Sanzang was about to completely refine this inner demon with a single burst of true fire, his consciousness suddenly spoke:
"The Agamas record that in the past, when our Buddha Tathagata attained enlightenment, Mara came to obstruct his path. However, out of compassion, our Buddha did not harm his life, but instead guided him to Buddhahood. Today, great merit is right before our eyes. Why not guide him to goodness?"
Chen Sanzang's primordial spirit glanced at the conscious mind: "Foolish! This demon is filled with evil thoughts and has harmed countless people. If I convert it to Buddhism, who will give justice to those he has harmed? Behind such merit lies countless karmic burdens, which I am unwilling to bear. However, since you believe that Buddha can save demons, then I will send it to see Buddha first! Whether I kill it or not is my business; whether I save it or not is Buddha's business!"
As soon as Chen Sanzang finished speaking, the inner demon was so terrified that his liver and gallbladder shattered, and he only had time to let out a scream that was not human.
Then a spark of real fire fell.
This spark of true fire landed on the inner demons, like a spark falling into a pot of oil.
In an instant, a pillar of fire rose up.
In an instant, the inner demon was completely burned away.
The monk Mingxing possessed keen insight and was able to see the changes in Chen Sanzang at that moment.
He had previously worried that Chen Sanzang's seven years of growth would cause his consciousness to regenerate and obscure his original nature, which would lead to his misfortune.
Now that his primordial spirit has reappeared and possesses such power, it was something Mingxing had not expected.
This made him overjoyed, and he felt even more delighted by Chen Sanzang's actions in annihilating the inner demons and their forms.
Many Buddhist scriptures have been misinterpreted.
The Buddha's salvation of demons is not about converting evil to good, but about self-salvation, extinguishing one's own evil thoughts. This is the Buddhist method of cultivating one's nature.
It's not really about asking you to find a demon to convert it.
As Chen Sanzang said, whether or not to save it is the Buddha's business; what you need to do is send it to see the Buddha first!
While the monk Minghe was happy, Feng Qingzi, standing to the side, felt a sudden, inexplicable unease.
He was in charge of the Sacred Realm of Reincarnation, and used the inner demons within this realm to sever some of his desires. However, because he wanted to punish the Jade Dust Daoist who had ruined his plans, these desires did not enter the Desire Realm.
There was still a faint connection between the pig demon and him.
At this moment, the pig demon was devoured by the inner demon, and the inner demon was then destroyed by Chen Sanzang.
He naturally sensed something.
This outcome left him in a state of utter confusion: How could this be? That was a true demon of desire, specifically designed to corrupt people's cultivation. If he had possessed a secret technique, he probably wouldn't have been able to subdue that demon back then.
How could it be so easily wiped out?
Without the inner demons, the path of the new master of evil has lost a great help for nothing.
How can this be good?
Leaving aside Feng Qingzi's chaotic state of mind, after Chen Sanzang's primordial spirit dealt with his inner demons, he suddenly remembered the opportunity he had sensed during the day that placed him in the West.
He felt he should be able to see that opportunity, so he turned his gaze over there.
All that could be seen was an ancient tree growing in the courtyard of a Taoist temple on the Lingtai Fangcun Mountain in Xizhou, bearing thirty fruits that looked like full-moon babies.
A sudden realization dawned on Chen Sanzang: "This is the Herb Rejuvenation Pill? No, this is the Dao Fruit! But it's hard to tell the difference between the real and the fake."
"Huh? How do I know that's a Dao Fruit?"